NAME
App::ForExample - A guide through Catalyst, Apache, lighttpd, nginx,
monit, ..., configuration hell
VERSION
Version 0.024
SYNOPSIS
# To output a FastCGI (ExternalServer)/Apache configuration (with monit stub and start-stop script), run:
for-example catalyst/fastcgi apache2 standalone --class My::App --hostname example.com --output my-app
# The above command would have created the following:
my-app.apache2 The Apache2 virtual host configuration (hosted at (www.)example.com)
my-app.start-stop The start/stop script to launch the FastCGI process
my-app.monit A monit stub used for monitoring the FastCGI process
# This will generate a basic, stripped-down monit configuration (monitrc) suitable for a non-root user:
for-example monit --home $HOME/monit --output $HOME/monit/monitrc
# A mod_perl configuration for Catalyst:
for-example catalyst/mod_perl --class Project::Xyzzy --hostname xyzzy.com --home Project-Xyzzy
DESCRIPTION
App::ForExample is a command-line tool for generating sample
configurations. It is not designed to do configuration management, but
rather as a guide to get you 80% of the way there
Besides the usual Apache, lighttpd, nginx, and FastCGI configurations,
App::ForExample can create a FastCGI start-stop script and a monit
configuration for monitoring those processes
USAGE
Usage: for-example ACTION
Where ACTION can be
(Note: Every option below is, well, optional. If not specified, a fun default will be chosen/guessed for you)
catalyst/fastcgi ...
Generate a Catalyst FastCGI configuration (for monit, start-stop, or the specified http daemon and fastcgi method)
--class The Catalyst class for your application (e.g. Project::Xyzzy or My::App)
--home The path to your Catalyst home directory, default: . (The current directory)
--log-home The directory to log into, default: /log (Below the directory given by --home)
--base The base for your application, default: / (At the root)
--hostname The hostname from which your application is served (e.g. example.com)
--bare Do not output anything BUT the configuration (no monit, no start-stop)
--output - Print output to stdout
--output Write output to (which can be either a directory or file)
This will split output appropiately (e.g. .apache2, .start-stop, .monit)
--fastcgi-script The to the Catalyst fastcgi script (e.g. script/xyzzy_fastcgi.pl)
--fastcgi-socket Have fastcgi use for the file socket
--fastcgi-socket Have fastcgi use for the socket
--fastcgi-pid-file Store the pid for the process in
apache2 standalone Apache2 with standalone FastCGI (mod_fastcgi)
apache2 static Apache2 with static FastCGI (mod_fastcgi)
apache2 dynamic Apache2 with dynamic FastCGI (mod_fastcgi)
lighttpd standalone lighttpd with dynamic FastCGI
lighttpd static lighttpd with static FastCGI
nginx nginx with standalone FastCGI (the only kind supported)
monit A monit configuration for a standalone FastCGI setup
start-stop A start-stop script for a standalone FastCGI setup
catalyst/mod_perl
Generate a mod_perl2 (for Apache2) Catalyst configuration
--class The Catalyst class for your application (e.g. Project::Xyzzy or My::App)
--home The path to your Catalyst home directory, default: . (The current directory)
--log-home The directory to log into, default: /log (Below the directory given by --home)
--base The base for your application, default: / (At the root)
--hostname The hostname from which your application is served (e.g. example.com)
monit
Generate a basic, stripped-down monit configuration suitable for a non-root user
--home The directory designated monit home (containing the pid file, log, rc, ...)
TUTORIAL
Apache2 with FastCGI on Ubuntu
Install apache2, mod_fastcgi, and FCGI
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-fastcgi
cpan -i FCGI
Create the Catalyst application "My::App"
catalyst.pl My::App
Use App::ForExample to generate the configuration
cd My-App
for-example catalyst/fastcgi apache2 standalone --class My::App --hostname my-app.localhost --output my-app
Make the log directory
mkdir log
Install the apache2 configuration
sudo cp my-app.apache2 /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
Enable the fastcgi start-stop script (with execute permissions)
chmod +x my-app.start-stop
Add a "my-app.localhost" entry to "/etc/hosts"
127.0.0.1 my-app.localhost
Start your application
./my-app.start-stop start
sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart
Visit your application at
INSTALL
You can install App::ForExample by using CPAN:
cpan -i App::ForExample
If that doesn't work properly, you can find help at:
http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/
http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/macosx/ # Help on Mac OS X
http://sial.org/howto/perl/life-with-cpan/non-root/ # Help with a non-root account
CONTRIBUTE
You can contribute or fork this project via GitHub:
git clone git://github.com/robertkrimen/App-ForExample.git
SEE ALSO
Catalyst::Engine::Apache
Catalyst::Engine::FastCGI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All the people that have put effort into the Catalyst documentation,
including the pod, advent, and wiki
Dan Dascalescu, Jay Shirley, Tomas Doran, Daniel Austin, Jason Felds,
Moritz Onken, and Brian Friday, who all put effort into the deployment
wiki, which formed the basis for many parts of this tool
AUTHOR
Robert Krimen, ""
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-app-forexample at
rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
. I will
be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on
your bug as I make changes.
SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc App::ForExample
You can also look for information at:
* RT: CPAN's request tracker
* AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
* CPAN Ratings
* Search CPAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright 2009 Robert Krimen, all rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.